Ukraine Learned How to Jam Russian Bombs. So Russia Made Them Fly Beyond the Jammers.
Extended-range glide bombs now fly twice as far, beyond Ukrainian electronic warfare systems.
Every day, 180 Russian glide bombs fall on Ukraine. Now they’re falling from twice as far away.
Russia has quietly deployed a new version of its satellite-guided glide bombs that can strike targets from more than 95 kilometers away—double the range of previous models.
The extended reach means Russian pilots can drop their deadly cargo while staying safely beyond most Ukrainian air defenses, fundamentally shifting the tactical balance along the 1100-kilometer front line.
The more aerodynamic UMPK-PD bomb first appeared under the wing of a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber this spring.